List of islands of Cape Verde


The archipelago of Cape Verde consists of 10 islands and several islets, divided into two groups:
The islands in the Barlavento group are Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, and Boa Vista. The islands in the Sotavento group are Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. All but Santa Luzia are inhabited.
Below is a sortable list of the islands of Cape Verde. Population figures are of 2000.
IslandArea Population%Density
Santiago991236,71754.5%238.9
São Vicente22767,16315.5%295.9
Santo Antão77947,12410.8%60.5
Fogo47637,4218.6%78.6
Sal21614,8163.4%68.6
São Nicolau38813,6613.1%35.2
Brava676,8041.6%106.3
Maio2696,7541.6%25.1
Boa Vista6204,2091.0%6.8
Santa Luzia3500.0%0.0
Cape Verde4033434,669100%116.8